Maker: Unknown
Screen fan of shaped outline. Beige silk decorated with applied crochet and cylindrical beads. In the centre is an applied vase and coloured flowers in crochet.
Turned wooden handle.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); his daughter Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 38.9 cm
Width: 20.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
1800
-
1899
Western Europe
Handle
composed of
wood
Leaf
composed of
silk
Crochet
Beadwork
Applied decoration
Accession number: M.408-1985
Primary reference Number: 117992
Old object number: 443
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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